WHAT:The second annual PRIME Showcase, highlighting hands-on projects the partnerships have developed during the year to learn math, science and engineering principles.

WHEN:3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, May 22

WHERE:The commons area in Mary Gates Hall, on the UW Seattle campus.

DETAILS:Eleven PRIME teams will be on hand at Mary Gates Hall to show off projects they’ve developed during the school year to explore various aspects of math and science. The endeavors include designing, building and testing model bridges; creating mock roller coasters to study potential and kinetic energy and the conservation of energy; extracting DNA from onions while studying genetics and evolution; launching small rockets with eggs as passengers to explore Newton’s Laws; and colonizing an imaginary planet to better understand the complex relationship between humans and their environment. Funded by the National Science Foundation, PRIME seeks to promote learning among middle school students, teachers and the UW students selected as PRIME fellows. In addition to enriching the teaching of math, science and engineering for schoolchildren, the program exposes university math and science students to teaching with the goal of building a cadre of scientists and engineers who will en!ter the workforce willing and able to improve the quality of K-12 education.